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IT HAS been a frustrating year for anyone buying fertilizer. Both dealers and growers, still stinging from high-priced purchases in 2008, watched prices drop by half this year. And many have vowed to hold off making future purchases as long as...

The new CropSpec plant nutrition sensor from Topcon Precision Agriculture reads the health of a crop canopy and enables immediate variable application of fertilizer to correct nutritional deficiencies. Topcon in cooperation with Yara International...

Indianola, Nebraska, Nov. 2, 2009 – At Schaffert Manufacturing, we are constantly researching ways to improve farming efficiency. Each year we take feedback from our existing customers and implement it into our product line. Two seasons ago, we...

KANSAS NATIVE Shawn Schneider, a mechanical engineer for a major OEM, was frustrated with the red tape, bureaucracy and layers of middle management involved in trying to turn a good concept into an actual product in corporate America...

A NEW FERTILIZER control valve will enable the precise control of liquid fertilizer on new planters equipped with air-actuated clutches. The new, smaller Nozzle Stop pinch valves from Richway Industries are air-operated, too, and quickly stop the...

THE NITROGEN stabilizer product called Instinct for use with manure and UAN has received full federal registration for use. Dow AgroSciences developed Instinct to help keep nitrogen in the root zone and reduce leaching into groundwater...

A New “point-and-shoot” meter will help growers determine if crops need more nitrogen. The new FieldScout CM 1000 NDVI meter will instantly measure light absorption and reflectance, which in turn indicate if a plant is healthy or not. A healthy...

The TerraGator 3244 is built for comfort and convenience. This machine, available with GPS and autosteer options, is a real workhorse. It’s equipped with the advanced Nutrient Management System (NMS) and a tank that holds 4,744 gal. The low...